File:Buried bumper syndrome - gastrostomy tube (Radiopaedia 63843-72577 Coronal Inject 49).jpg

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Summary:

Description
  • Radiopaedia case ID: 63843
  • Study ID: 72577
  • Image ID: 43201695
  • Plane projection: Coronal
  • Modality: CT
  • System: Gastrointestinal
  • Findings: Gastrostomy tube check under fluoroscopy. This was misinterpreted as normal. AP following injection: opacification of stomach and duodenum. Gastrostomy tube bumper positioned lower than expected, caudal to greater curvature. Lateral view: thin channel from body wall opacifying stomach, indicated malpositioned bumper with injection traveling through a thin tract into the stomach.
  • Study findings: Blind attempt of bedside tube replacement in ED. Tube is now inferiorly positioned and intraperitoneal outside the GI tract, with free spillage of contrast.
  • Author location: Madison, United States
Date 20 Oct 2018
Source Buried bumper syndrome - gastrostomy tube
Author Michael P Hartung
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current00:23, 27 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 00:23, 27 June 2021707 × 512 (94 KB) (talk | contribs)Radiopaedia project rID:63843 (batch #5458-138 B49)